Thank you mmichaels. I’ve gotten some great advice here.
I run eset which is pretty non-invasive for virus protection. I will disable it temporarily and turn off the internet on the front of my computer.
I looked at the boot sequence and they were trying to boot up a non-existent floppy drive, but that didn’t fix the issue :( Will keep trying.
Thanks everyone!
Let me know if you hit upon the solution. If the thread is dead by then, feel free to FReepmail. Every experience is a learning experience.